Online Finds: Top Five Most Dangerously Popular Holiday Toys

Okay, so this isn’t your typical “online finds” post, but it is a pretty awesome story about some of the violence that has erupted over the most popular holiday toys of the last two decades, and I am not just saying that because I wrote it. Okay maybe I am.   Nevertheless, reading this tales of holiday shopping gone awry should make you feel a little bit better about diving into the fray over at South Park for your last minute must-haves. 

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